晶元光電 2013/08/02
Announcement on the Conversion Price for the 4th Unsecured Zero Coupon Euro Convertible Bonds
1.Date of occurrence of the event:2013/08/01
2.Company name:Epistar Corporation
3.Relationship to the Company (please enter ”head office” or
”subsidiaries”):head office
4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios:N/A
5.Cause of occurrence: Announcement on the Conversion Price for the 4th
Unsecured Zero Coupon Euro Convertible Bonds
6.Countermeasures:N/A
7.Any other matters that need to be specified:
(1)Issue Amount, Denomination, Issue Price and Expected Issue Date:
A.Issue Amount: up to US$250 million
B.Denomination: US$100,000 or in any integral multiples thereof
C.Issue Price: 100% of par value
D.Expected Issue Date: 2013/08/07
(2)Coupon Rate: 0.0% per annum
(3)Redemption on the Maturity Date:
A.Redemption Method: Unless previously redeemed, repurchased
and cancelled or converted, the Bonds will be redeemed by the Issuer on the
Maturity Date at an amount equal to the principal amount of the Bonds plus
a gross yield of 0.25% per annum, calculated on a semi-annual basis,
amounting to 101.26% of their principal amount.
B.Maturity Date: 2018/08/07
(4)Conversion:
A.Conversion Period:
Unless previously redeemed, converted, repurchased or cancelled and except
during the Closed Period (as defined below), the Bonds may be converted at
any time starting from 41st day after the Issue Date to 10th day prior to
the Maturity Date into Common Shares. Under current ROC laws and
regulations, the Closed Period is defined as below:
(a)The period during which under the laws of the ROC the Issuer has to
close its shareholders' register, which period currently includes 60 days
prior to the date of the annual general shareholders' meeting, 30 days
prior to a special shareholders' meeting, or 5 days prior to the record
date for determination of shareholders entitled to receive dividends or
other benefits.
(b)In the event of free distribution of shares, distribution of cash
dividend or rights issues, the period from 15th trading days prior to the
close of register for determination of shareholders entitled to receive
dividends, subscription of new shares or other benefits to the record date
for the distribution or allocation of the relevant dividends, rights and
benefits.
(c)In the event of capital decrease of the Company, the period starts from
the record date for capital decrease to one (1) day prior to the trading
day of the shares reissued after the capital decrease.
(d)Other periods in which the stock transfer book of the Company is closed
pursuant to the ROC laws and TWSE regulations.
If there is any change in the future respect to the relevant laws and
regulations on closed period, the then current laws and regulations shall
apply.
B.Conversion Price:
NTD 65.13 per common share of Epistar Corporation
(Fixed Exchange rate: USD/NTD=29.968)
C.Redemption at the Option of the Bondholders:
(a)Each Bondholder shall have the right to require the Issuer to early
redeem the Bonds, in whole or in part, on the third anniversary from
the Issue Date at an amount equal to the principal amount of the Bonds
plus a gross yield of 0.25% per annum, calculated on a semi-annual
basis, amounting to 100.75%.
(b)In the event that the common shares of Epistar cease to be listed
on the TWSE, each Bondholder shall have the right to require the
Issuer to redeem the Bonds, in whole or in part, at the principal
amount of the Bonds plus a gross yield of 0.25% per annum, calculated
on a semi-annual basis.
(c)In the event that a Change of Control as defined in the Indenture
of the Bonds occurs to the Issuer, the Bondholders shall have the
right to require the Issuer to redeem the Bonds, in whole or in part,
at the applicable Early Redemption Amount.
(d)The Bondholder shall exercise the redemption right in accordance
with the procedure provided in the Indenture. The payment of the
Early Redemption Amount will be made by the Issuer in cash on the
payment date designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture.
D.Redemption at the Option of the Issuer:
The issuer may redeem the Bonds in accordance with the following conditions:
(a)The Issuer has the option to call, in whole or in part at the Early
Redemption Amount anytime after 3 years from the Issue Date and prior to
the Maturity Date, if the closing price of the Common Shares on the TWSE,
translated into US dollars at the then prevailing exchange rate (using
the fixing rate at 11:00am, expressed as the number of NT dollars per one
US dollar, quoted by Taipei Forex Inc. on the day), for a period of 20 out
of 30 consecutive trading days is at least 125% of the Early Redemption
Amount divided by the Conversion Ratio, defined to be the principal amount
of Bonds divided by the Conversion Price at that time (translated into US
dollars at the Fixed Exchange Rate as determined on the pricing date).
(b)The Issuer may redeem the outstanding Bonds, in whole but not in part,
at the Early Redemption Amount in the event that more than 90% in principal
amount of the Bonds have been redeemed, repurchased and cancelled, or
converted.
(c)The Issuer may redeem the outstanding Bonds, in whole but not in part,
at the Early Redemption Amount in the event of changes in the ROC taxation,
which results in increase of tax obligation or the necessity to pay
additional interest expense or increase of additional costs to the Issuer.
Bondholders may elect not to have their bonds redeemed but with no
entitlement to any additional amounts or reimbursement of additional tax.
(5)The Bonds are sold and issued outside of Taiwan and listed on the
Singapore Stock Exchange.
(6)Subscription by Designated Persons: None
(7)Capital Usage Plan and Benefits:
A.To fund the repurchase of the 3rd Unsecured Euro-Convertible Bonds
B.To increase the flexibility of fund dispatching
C.To save interest expense
(8)Impact to Shareholders:
When all the Bonds convert into common shares this year, the share
dilution will be around 10.98%. It will not be a material adverse effect
on the shareholders equity.